In and above the Darent Valley - linear walk

West Essex Group

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Overview

Meet: Chelsfield station to Otford. From Chelsfield, home to some of the Miss Read books, we walk through woodlands above the Darent (hopefully also a glorious bluebell path), down to Shoreham for lunch (pub may be busy, picnic by the river) and along to Otford. Some hills. Finish: Otford station. Chelsfield is in the TfL area, Otford a few stops outside. N.B. stations are on two different lines.

Saturday, 3 May 2025

Start time:: 10:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 4:00 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 16.1km / 10.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: linear

Starting point

Grid reference:: TQ 46884 64067
Nearest postcode:: BR6 6EU
what3words:: keeps.paths.freed

Start time:: 10:30 am

Finishing point

Grid reference:: TQ 53218 59397
Nearest postcode:: TN14 5QY
what3words:: closed.dined.famed

Estimated finish time:: 4:00 pm

Upcoming walks with West Essex Group

Cancelled: Epping to Epping Green circular walk

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

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Tower Hill to Mile End

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Linear walk from Blackhorse Road station

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Walking the Trent Country Park - circular walk

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Circular walk of Pelhams

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Belsize Park to Angel Islington - linear walk

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Circular Osterley walk

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Thames Path Leg 9 - Henley to Reading linear walk

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Circular walk from Epping to Tawney Common

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Circular walk around the lower reaches of the Lee

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Nazeing to Roydon circular walk

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Circular walk Lea Valley

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South Woodford to Claybury Park circular walk

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Waterways of Olympic Park and around

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Buckhurst Hill to Connaught Water circular walk

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

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South Woodford to Wanstead Park linear walk

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Putney Bridge to Barnes Bridge linear walk

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Edney Common to Writtle circular walk

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Lambourne circular bluebell walk

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Stratford to Mile End linear walk

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Lambourne and Abridge bluebell circular walk

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Forest walk to High Beach ( circular walk )

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Thames Path stage 10 : Reading to Goring linear walk

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Tower Hill to Surrey Quays station linear walk

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

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Style of the 20s and 30s - linear walk

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Circular walk from Fishers Green via Clayton Hill

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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In and above the Darent Valley - linear walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

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Circular walk in the fields around Buckhurst Hill

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Circular walk Epping to North Weald ( return to Epping by bus)

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Chingford to High Beach circular walk

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Epping Forest Rhododendron walk

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Thames Path stage 11 : Goring station to Wallingford linear walk

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Islington, Barnsbury and Kings Cross - linear walk

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A circular walk : the fringes of London and Hertfordshire

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Lancaster Gate to Battersea Power Station linear walk

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Around Broxbourne Woods - circular walk

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Circular walk from Epping to Theydon Bois

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Epping station to Copped Hall circular walk

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Figure of eight walk from Ingatestone

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Circular walk from Buckhurst Hill underground station

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Epping to Thornwood circular walk

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Linear walk from Buckhurst Hill to Snaresbrook

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Some north-east London green spaces - linear walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.58 per month